Just 44 F*cking Flawless Synchronized Swimming Photos

The first half of the women's duets synchronized swimming preliminaries played out in Rio on Sunday morning — and in a clear, no-longer-green-and-algae-filled pool (so the judges could better monitor all the underwater action). Twenty-four countries' best water dancers did their thing in the artistic free, with the technical round to come.

This meant there was high drama and lots of splashing playing out: all sorts of wet sassface, jazz hands, and more sparkly swimsuits than, well, maybe it's actually the most sparkly swimsuits period? And that's a wonderful thing. Enjoy!